The Rambo tally

It seems as the world becomes painstakingly jaded, more so than it has been the past. The entertainment industry show less concern with the mental welfare of our children. The movies have become a social indicator as to which direction our society is taking and how far we are willing to go to entertain.

With war being the centerpiece of human existence you have movies such as Rambo, Shows such as TV's Terminator the Sarah Connor Chronicles and talk shows with no concern for the kids that are home on break.

Movies that are unadulterated and relentless in the pursuit of blood and guts are the norm. It is no longer about dialog that matters, it is, merely focused on the amount of money that can be earned in a single weekend.

Make no mistake about it, I enjoy these movies, but I want to point out that this is the path in which is being taken, by the head minds in the studios. That is why every B-movies that sucks is usually a knock off action movie, attempting to give you a percentage of the Rambo Tally, just to cash in. It is not about the creative nature of the literature that creates the virtual universe we call motion picture.

Art does not imitate life as it once did, it is now the other way around. Innovators are few, creativity is lacking, and the dollar controls the art. So the latter may be the overall cause behind the lack of originality. Although we had a great year, this year, and far better than its been in a long while. However the material, is not as original as it once was. outside of the great work, Michael bay done on Transformers,Alongside Steven Spielberg, which was a visually stunning and technical marvel,along with philosophy that can rival that of Star wars.

No what we are getting is more gun shots and less reason, Glamor shots with no rhyme nor reason. Dialog watered down to either be Politically correct and by the time it is revealed to the masses it does what it set out not to do.

I will call this the Rambo Tally, because many are wounded and it is all for show, if no one stops to assist those in bringing true art to the screen. Hollywood needs to take true risk again, and reinvent and knock out the BS.

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